sieveshell1
Remotely manipulate sieve scripts
Usage
sieveshell [--user=user]
[--authname=authname]
[--realm=realm]
[--password=password]
[--exec=script]
[--execfile=file]
server
[:port]
sieveshell --help
Overview
sieveshell allows users to manipulate their scripts on a remote server. It works via MANAGESIEVE, a work in progress.
The following commands are recognized:
list list scripts on server.
put <filename> upload script to server.
get <name> [<filename>] get script. if no filename display to stdout
delete <name> delete script.
activate <name> activate script.
deactivate deactivate all scripts.
Options
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-u user, --user=user -
The user whose mailboxes you want to work on. If not specified, it uses the same as -a.
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-a authname, --authname=authname -
The user to use for authentication. If not specified, it defaults to the current login user.
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-r realm, --realm=realm -
The realm to attempt authentication in.
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-p password, --password=password -
The password to use when authenticating to server. Note that this parameter can be seen in the process list. Use with caution!
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-e script, --exec=script -
Instead of working interactively, run commands from script, and exit when done.
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-f file, --execfile=file -
Instead of working interactively, run commands from file file and exit when done.
References
[MANAGESIEVE] Martin, T.; "A Protocol for Remotely Managing Sieve Scripts", RFC 5804; May 2001
Releases
9 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 8 times.
--execfile since Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--password since Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
-f since Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
-p since Debian 5.0 (Lenny).